Mr. Raymond Kong

Chief Financial Officer

Mr. Raymond Kong oversees all legal and financial matters for both limited partners and portfolio companies. He joined Vickers in 2005 and is based in Singapore. During his tenure, Raymond has handled every major transaction in all the Vickers funds.

Prior to joining Vickers, Raymond was the Finance Director of UPS Logistics Group responsible for its Asia Pacific operations. Raymond has eight years of regional experience with Reuters where he was stationed in Hong Kong for several years to oversee the implementation of financial systems and controls during the company’s expansion into the China market.

Raymond gained his professional experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he was selected for the Graduate Overseas Training Scheme and worked at its Melbourne office for two years. He also completed his professional year examinations to qualify as a Chartered Accountant of Australia.

Raymond graduated from the National University of Singapore with a B.Acy degree. He was admitted as an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia in 1986 and more recently as a Fellow of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants in 2006.

Ms. Chris Ding

Administrative Assistant

Ms. Ivy Chin

PA To The Chairman

Ms. Linda Sim

Administrator & Executive Assistant To The Chairman

Mr. Vadim Shpak

Operating MD

Mr. Vadim Shpak joined Vickers in 2016 as Managing Director. He contributes to Vickers’s overall investment strategy, by, among other things, participating in investment selection and recommendation, and portfolio monitoring. In this regard, he also maintains relationships with portfolio companies and works with them to enhance strategic and financial value.

Vadim also participates in the ongoing management and monitoring of both the financial and operational aspects of Vickers’s fund investments. He establishes and maintains relationships with institutional and individual investors to provide comprehensive and current updates and reports of the Vickers funds to enhance understanding of the value created by the firm.

Mr. Kevin E. Pereira

Operating MD

Mr. Kevin E. Pereira joined Vickers in March 2016 and is responsible for Investor Relations. He currently resides in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Vickers, Kevin was involved in public equity markets for the last 24 years in various capacities with Credit Lyonnais, Deutsche Bank, Nomura Macquarie and Mizuho. He has successfully built equity businesses in Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Hong Kong. His operational background has seen Kevin work as an Analyst, Salesperson, Trader and Head of Equities. He has been ranked in the top quartile with institutional clients as well as regional trade publications for his keen appreciation and understanding of global fund flows in identifying key industry trends.

Kevin brings a diverse background to Vickers. He was born in Singapore, raised in the Philippines, New Zealand and the United States. He graduated from the University of Chicago with a Masters in Business Administration. Along the way, Kevin has picked up Tagalog, Spanish, Malay and Mandarin. In his spare time, Kevin coaches division one Soccer for both boys and girls.

Ms. Joanna Goh

Legal Counsel & HR Director

Ms. Joanna Goh joined Vickers in 2016. She handles all legal aspects of Vickers’ investments and operations, including the drafting, reviewing and negotiating of fund, investment and operational documents. Joanna also carries out all HR functions of Vickers.

Prior to joining Vickers, Joanna practised law in Singapore, where she successfully represented clients in commercial disputes at all three levels of court (i.e. the State Courts, High Court and Court of Appeal) and at mediations. She also successfully prosecuted on behalf of Singapore statutory boards. In relation to transactional and non-contentious work, Joanna acted as shipping counsel in complex multi-party and cross border ship sales. She also advised listed and non-listed companies and high net worth individuals on various areas of Singapore law including employment, company and contract law, and civil procedure.

Joanna graduated from the National University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Arts (with First Class Honours) in philosophy. She also holds a Juris Doctor Degree from the Singapore Management University.

Mr. Sam Chee Meng

Finance Manager

Mr. Victor Lau

Accountant

Ms. Annie Hong

Accountant

Mr. Ryan Tang

Compliance Officer

Mr. Wong Joo Seng

Venture Partner

Mr. Wong Joo Seng joined Vickers in 2015 and is based in Singapore. He is the founder and CEO of Spark Systems, builders of a new generation of ultra fast, low latency, resilient and cost effective trading platforms. He co-founded M-Daq and acted as Non-executive Chariman from January 2010 to December 2013. In 2014 he assumed the role of Executive Chairman, where he remained until the successful completion of the company’s Series C funding round at a valuation of $250 million in November 2015.

Joo Seng started his career in 1987 with United Overseas Bank Singapore, where he was a trader in precious metals. He subsequently joined Republic National Bank of New York, Singapore, now part of HSBC, as Vice President Foreign Exchange & Precious Metals Options. He later joined Bank of New Zealand in Wellington, New Zealand, as Manager of Foreign Exchange Options. He returned to Singapore to take up the position of Head of Treasury at TLB Bullion and Futures, the wholly owned derivatives brokerage arm of Tat Lee Bank Singapore. Subsequently he joined G K Goh to start up and run G K Goh Financial Services (S) Private Ltd. in 1998.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematics from the National University of Singapore. Joo Seng is also a member of MENSA Singapore (the local chapter of MENSA International) and is the society’s Vice President.

Mr. Terence Sim

Associate Director

Mr. Terence Sim joined Vickers in 2009 and is based in Singapore. His responsibilities include working closely with the investment committee with regard to deal sourcing, execution and monitoring. He also provides business strategy, fundraising and exit support and advice to current portfolio companies.

Having previously worked as an analyst in a hedge fund, Terence is also responsible for monitoring the stock markets in the region for the purposes of managing the treasury positions of the Group and the sale of shares of portfolio companies upon IPO listings.

Prior to joining Vickers, Terence worked in the Singapore Department of Statistics in 2009 where he conducted in-depth statistical analysis for various government boards such as the Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Economic Development Board. From 2006 to 2007, he was an Assistant Director of Research in the Singapore Management University E.y.E Investment Club, an organization that promotes financial literacy through the sharing of financial knowledge between tertiary students in Singapore and investment professionals.

Terence graduated from the Singapore Management University magna cum laude with degrees in Business Management (majoring in Finance) and Economics. He is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Mr. Wei Luo

Associate Director - Chairman's Office

Mr. Wei Luo joined Vickers in 2017 assisting the Chairman in corporate strategy as well as deal sourcing and monitoring. Prior to Vickers, Wei worked at McKinsey & Company in London and Singapore, scaling up new service lines in banking strategy and fintech innovation across Europe and Asia. Prior to that, he was at Morningstar, an investment research and consulting firm, and held various roles in research, consulting as well as business development.

Wei is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a MSc in Finance from The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Mr. Peng Zhen

Associate Director

Mr. Peng Zhen joined Vickers in 2016. Based in Shanghai, he manages all aspects of the deal-flow process from sourcing to due diligence and the execution of transactional documents. His other responsibilities include portfolio management and business development.

Prior to joining Vickers,Peng Zhen worked as Vice President at China Oriental Asset Management Corp., where he managed alternative investments, and led and assisted with investments in, among others, eMoney.cn (832950.NEEQ), Certusnet (832800.NEEQ) and General-Hope Environmental Protection (831208.NEEQ). Before working at China Oriental, he was an Investment Director at Lin Hui Fund, where he assisted with investments in China ZhongYing and Shatacloud. Other than private capital investment, Peng Zhen has experience in fund management, which he gained while working at Henghui 1 as a Fund Manager. He also had stints at Credit Suisse Investment and Deloitte Advisory Service.

Peng Zhen graduated from the University of Lethbridge in Alberta, Canada and is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Dr. Lim Xinhong

Venture Principal

Dr Lim Xinhong joined Vickers in 2015 and is based in Singapore. As a Venture Principal, he has led investments into drug delivery, AI and advanced materials companies, and advises on fund strategy and portfolio companies in the life sciences, healthcare and tech sectors. Lim is a Principal Investigator with the Institute of Medical Biology (IMB) and the Skin Research Institute of Singapore (SRIS) at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR).

Dr Lim obtained a Certiﬁcate in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He is an Assistant Professor (Adjunct) at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University and the Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore.

Dr Lim received his Ph.D. in Developmental Biology from Stanford University under the tutelage of Breakthrough Prize winner Professor Roel Nusse, a pioneer of Wnt signalling biology. Lim is the lead or co-investigator on more than $75 million of research grants funding his work on stem cell regulation and skin biology. His work on Wnt signalling and stem cells has been published and cited in the most prestigious scientiﬁc journals, including Nature and Science, as well as highlighted in the international press, including by CNN and BBC. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Singapore National Academy of Sciences Young Scientist Award, the Ten Outstanding Young Singaporeans Award (Medical Innovation) and the A*STAR-IMB Investigatorship in Skin Biology. Lim is ﬂuent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and has a working knowledge of French.

Mr. Joel Shen

Venture Principal

Mr. Joel Shen joined Vickers as a Venture Principal in 2017. He is a corporate lawyer based in Jakarta and Singapore.

He is currently on secondment as foreign counsel to Christian Teo & Partners, the Indonesian associated office of international law firm Stephenson Harwood and a leading, full-service Indonesian law firm, where he heads the Technology and Growth Capital Practice Group.

Joel is a Recommended Lawyer for Corporate M&A and has an impressive track record in the technology and digital sectors, where he advises multinationals, venture capital investors and technology startups on a range of matters, from establishment through to exit and all the stages of funding in between.

Prior to his current role, he spent more than 10 years in private legal practice in Singapore and English law firms.

Joel is qualified as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore and as a solicitor in the UK, and is a foreign registered lawyer in Indonesia.

Outside of legal practice, Joel is a faculty member of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education and tutor for the Advanced Corporate module of the Singapore bar course, as well as a non-faculty lecturer at the Law and Business Faculties of the University of Indonesia, and Universitas Pelita Harapan.

Mr. Chris Ho

Vice President

Mr. Chris Ho joined Vickers in 2016 as a Venture Principal and is based in New York. He assists in sourcing and evaluating international new investments and acquisitions, with a particular focus on technology.

Prior to joining Vickers, Chris worked at ZS Associates, a sales and marketing consulting firm, where he specialized in sales transformation projects. His work ranged from portolio and business strategy and customer segmentation to incentive compensation plan design and effectiveness diagnostics, across a broad spectrum of industries including high-tech, travel and transportation, and agri-chemicals.

Chris read Political Science for his Bachelor’s degree and has an MS in Electrical Engineering, both from Columbia University, New York, USA. He is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Dr. Hui Che

Vice President

Dr. Hui Che joined Vickers in 2017 as Vice President with the investment team, and is based in Shanghai. Her areas of interest include industrial automation, energy efficiency, smart transportation, and personal health, and she is responsible for sourcing and evaluating potential investment deals, with a focus on technology assessment.

Prior to joining Vickers, Hui was with Bosch and thereafter Siemens, where she mainly focused on scouting for new technology, monitoring tech trends and assessing their strategic value to Bosch and Siemens’ business.

Hui obtained her PhD in Physics from the University of Idaho, where her area of research was in semiconductor alloys and their optical properties. Prior to that, she completed her undergrad studies in Anhui University, majoring in optical information science and technology.

Ms. Jennifer Qin

Vice President

Ms. Jennifer Qin joined Vickers in 2016 and is based in Shanghai. She is responsible for following up on investment processes and supporting the development of existing portfolio companies.

Prior to Vickers, Jennifer worked as credit manager with the Royal Bank of Scotland (China) Co. since 2014, managing the credit risk profile for lending client portfolios and acting on negative trends at an early stage on a timely basis. From 2010 to 2014, she was the relationship manager for the Bank of Montreal (BMO), Shanghai branch covering both local and multinational corporate clients to offer multi-solutions in the financial respect. Prior to BMO, Jennifer started her banking career from the Royal Bank of Scotland, Shanghai branch as Operations officer, responsible for Treasury transactions and loan documentation.

Jennifer graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University with a bachelor’s degree in International Economics and Trade. She has been a CFA and FRM charterholder since 2012 and 2010, respectively.

Mr. Ro Charlz

Vice President

Mr. Ro Charlz joined Vickers in 2017 and works on the investment team, focusing on technology and innovation developments. Ro also does investor relations by managing several LP relationships and assisting with the firm’s fund raising activities and strategy.

Prior to joining Vickers, Ro worked in the energy markets space, where he was an active angel investor and co-founder of several ventures. In parallel, he acted as a consultant to the automotive industry for over 10 years, focusing on technology development and motorsports. In this regard, his list of clients included Daimler-Chrysler, Porsche, Lamborghini and other leading automotive companies.

Other than the above, Ro has a background in professional sports, competing professionally worldwide in top-level international competitions, and winning numerous races and championships.

Mr. Mhamed Mengad

Associate

Mr. Mhamed Mengad joined Vickers in 2017 as an Associate and is based in Singapore. He is part of the investment team and assists in sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, with a special focus on the US and European markets.

Prior to joining Vickers, Mhamed worked at Aurexia, a management consulting firm based in Paris. He participated in several strategic and regulatory projects within the financial industry. Before that, he worked as a fixed income sales executive in HSBC Global Banking and Markets, with a portfolio covering interbank and public sector clients.

Mhamed holds a Master’s degree “Grande Ecole” in finance from IESEG School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Dublin Business School. He speaks English, French and Arabic.

Ms. Winnie Xiong

Associate

Ms. Winnie Xiong joined Vickers in 2017 as an Associate and is based in Shanghai. She handles the firm’s PR matters in China.

Prior to joining Vickers, Winnie worked at Retech Group, which provides IT management and online education solutions. Her responsibilities included managing the day-to-day affairs of the company from a financial, human resources and PR perspective. She was also involved in the transformation of the company from a 7-staff team to a 500-strong group. Further to this, she was responsible for sourcing for funds to start Retech’s new offices in Shanghai and Jiangsu and in this regard, successfully procured funding from the local Government.

Winnie read graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Information Management & Systems and obtained an MBA degree from Bradford University (UK). She speaks Mandarin and English fluently, and is proficient in German.

Mr. Jorge Perezagua

Operations Executive & Analyst

Mr. Jorge Garcia de Blas Perezagua joined Vickers in 2014. He conducts research and analytical work on the Southeast Asia region for the investment team.

Prior to joining Vickers, as part of the Faro Global Scholarship programme from the Spanish government, he worked in Beijing for Ole S.A, a Spanish company where he did market research and customer analysis for different markets. He was also involved in event organization and supervision of Ole’s outlets.

Jorge graduated from the ESIC Business & Marketing School with a degree in Business Management and Marketing.

Jorge is fluent in English and Spanish.

Mr. Daniel Qi

Analyst

Mr. Daniel Qi joined Vickers in 2016 as an Analyst with the investment team and is based in Shanghai.

Prior to Vickers, Daniel worked as a Consulting Project Assistant with the SXL Group in 2015, where he participated in three consulting projects and conducted research on clients’ products to optimize competitive marketing strategies. Previously, he was an Assistant in the Electrical Experiment Division at STATE GRID Corporation of China, the world’s largest utility company which is ranked second in the Fortune Global 500.

Daniel obtained a Bachelor’s degree from the School of Electrical Engineering at Chongqing University in 2013. He received many academic awards in university including the Outstanding Graduates Honour, Second Prize in the Interdisciplinary Contest in Modeling and a 1st Class Scholarship.

Dr. Finian Tan

Chairman

Dr. Finian Tan founded Vickers Venture Partners in 2005 with four partners. He is currently based in Singapore.

Before starting Vickers, Finian was a Managing Director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, acting also as the founding partner of its Asia Pacific Operations, he discovered Baidu and led all the investment rounds into Baidu, and remained its largest backer until IPO.

Prior to DFJ, Finian was Deputy Secretary of Trade and Industry for the Singapore Government where he oversaw the creation of the billion dollar TIF fund and was subsequently appointed as chairman of the fund.

As part of his earlier career path, Finian ran Goldman Sachs Asian trading arm.

Finian received his Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Philosophy in Engineering from Cambridge University. He received his B.Sc. in Engineering from the University of Glasgow.

Dr. Elkhalil Binebine

Vice Chairman

Dr. Elkhalil Binebine joined Vickers in 2005 and is a member of the Investment Committee. He is currently based in San Diego, California. Before joining Vickers, Khalil represented investment funds including Carlyle, Central Partners and Castle Harbor.

Prior to entering the world of finance, Khalil was a practicing M.D. in New York and served as the personal physician of Malcolm Forbes, who was instrumental in assisting him in developing his contacts and gaining experience as an investor. Khalil was responsible for the signing of several key deals for Vickers portfolio of companies using his close connections to a global network of individuals and institutions.

Khalil graduated from the University of Bordeaux and earned an M.D. from La Sorbonne. He is a member of the Arab Banking Association of North America. He is fluent in Arabic, English, French, German, Spanish, Hebrew and Portuguese.

Dr. Jeffrey Chi

Vice Chairman - Asia

Dr. Jeffrey Chi joined Vickers in 2005 and is a member of the Investment Committee. He is based in Shanghai and Singapore. Between 2013 and 2017 Jeff also served as the Chairman of Singapore Venture Capital Association.

Prior to joining Vickers, Jeff was a Corporate Finance Specialist and an Executive Director at Pegasus Capital, where he managed engagements for a wide range of clients in both the public and private sectors. He was a Senior Consultant with the Monitor Group from 2001 to 2002.

Jeff’s operational background includes working on the management team of an engineering and construction group where he oversaw operations in Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and Indonesia from 1992 to 1998. As the Managing Director, he guided the group into tripling its revenue in a mere 3 years, which helped the group clinch a spot in the Enterprise 50 awards in Singapore.

Jeff graduated from the University of Cambridge with a First Class Honors in Engineering and has a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also a CFA charterholder, and is fluent in English and Mandarin.

Ms. Linda Li

Managing Director

Ms. Linda Li joined Vickers in 2005 and is a member of the Investment Committee. She is based in Shanghai and is responsible for investments in mainland China. Her areas of focus include consumer internet, mobile applications, digital media and financial services.

Prior to joining Vickers, Linda worked as a Statistical Modelling Research Associate at Singapore’s National Institute of Education where she did statistical analysis and research reports for the Ministry of Education. Linda co-founded the PE/VC group of the Peking University Alumni. She is also a member of the PKU Wall Street Alumni and PKU PE Alliance.

Linda graduated from the School of Government of Beijing University and subsequently earned her Master’s Degree from the National University of Singapore. She also holds a dual BA in the German Language and is a CFA charterholder, having beena member of the CFA China Society since 2010.

Linda is a Kauffman Fellow and participates actively in the programs offered by the Kauffman Society.

Dr. Damian Tan

Managing Director

Dr. Damian Tan joined Vickers in 2005 as a Venture Partner. He has been a Managing Director and a member of the Investment Committee since July 1, 2014, and is based in Singapore. He has over 30 years of experience in the field of IT in companies such as Hewlett Packard, Digital, Far East Computers, Olivetti, Oracle and Apple. Damian also has extensive project management experience, having been involved with the direction of large, complex technology projects in the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the U.S.

Damian earned his professional degree from the British Computer Society, and holds a Doctor of Business Administration from the California Intercontinental University and a Master of Science with Distinction from Middlesex University.

Damian has held various leadership positions, including Chairman of Entrepreneurship of the Singapore Polytechnic Graduates Guild Executive committee and Chairman of the Focus IT Group of the Singapore Polytechnic Alumni Network. He is fluent in English and Malay.